SQ181 is one out of up to three daily flights from Brunei to Singapore, with the other two flights operated by Royal Brunei Airlines. Singapore Airlines fly this route five times a week, with just two flights operated by Singapore Airlines’ own aircraft, with the other three using a Silkair-operated A320. As my flight was on a Monday, it would be on Singapore Airlines’ own Boeing 777-300 for this 2-hour hop.

Bandar Seri Begawan is served by a small network of public buses, which reaches out around the main roads of Brunei-Muara district. However, multiple bus routes ply between BSB Bus Terminal and Brunei International Airport, and with Qing Yun Resthouse Bandar just in front of BSB Bus Terminal, I opted to get to the airport by bus for just B$1 (S$1).

Sipitang Express is one of the popular bus operators in Sabah, and the only one to offer the international Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei) – Kota Kinabalu bus service under their subsidiary Jesselton Express.

Qing Yun Resthouse is probably the cheapest hotel chain in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. In a city where there aren’t many places to overnight in the first place, this is like a hidden gem since it’s also not available on most booking websites.

Back in late May 2017, my wife and I went to Italy for a lovely spring vacation. It was our first time in Italy and we enjoyed it immensely. We definitely want to go back. Since this is a train blog, I'm not going to talk about all of the vacation aspects, but instead cover the train-related parts of our trip... and there were a lot!

Sipitang Express is one of the popular bus operators in Sabah, and the only one to offer the international Kota Kinabalu – Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei) bus service under their subsidiary Jesselton Express.

Northern line customers can interchange between the Bank and Charing Cross branches at Kennington again from today (Mon 17th Sept) following the completion of excavation work as part of the Northern Line Extension.

The Kota Kinabalu Airport Bus is the only bus service serving Kota Kinabalu International Airport directly, offering an easy and affordable way to get from KK city to the airport. Buses from KK city depart from Padang Merdeka Bus Terminal, making a stop opposite Centre Point Sabah before heading express to KKIA.

Despite the previous negative experience, I opted for Starmart again for their Singapore to Kuala Lumpur midnight departure due to their high frequency and affordable fares despite being the start of a long weekend, and I’ve not experienced anything negative so far for the northbound journey, so here it goes.

The Kota Kinabalu Airport Bus is the only bus service serving Kota Kinabalu International Airport directly. Before the existence of this bus service, choices were limited to either renting a car, getting an expensive taxi or to walk out of the airport and catch an irregular passing public bus.

Just for something a little different, let's look at some of the cars found on CN 2329 East, spotted on September 13, 2018. CN 2329By the name I've given the train, obviously CN 2329 was on the head end. 2329 is a GE ES44DC locomotive, built in mid 2010.

The MTR South Island Line is the newest line on the MTR network, which opened on 28 December 2016. The South Island Line connects the central business district of Hong Kong and interchange to other lines from Admiralty station, to the southern part of Hong Kong Island, which is the first kind of rail transport in the area.

The Guangzhou–Kowloon Through Train is a cross-border intercity service jointly operated by the MTR Corporation of Hong Kong and the Guangzhou Railway Group of Mainland China. Services are formed of both company’s trains, with the Ktt operating on the line with three pairs of trains daily with a single train set.

The travelling display of macabre preserved humans and animals is setting up a permanent home in London. Occupying the former home of Ripley’s Believe It or Not in Piccadilly Circus, the permanent display of plastinated bodies will open next month.

Hanoibus Service 86 is an express airport bus service linking Noi Bai International Airport to Hanoi city centre, terminating at Hanoi Railway Station, offering an affordable and convenient public transport link.